Shoe construction



Jan. 7, J GL SSM SHOE CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 2, 1944 INVENTOR. K70 83'? M Q/I Patented Jan. 7, 1947 rear OFFICE SHGE, CONSTRUCTION JoelGlassman, Brookline, Mass.

Application October 2, 1944, Serial No. 556,745

'3 Claims. (Ci. are-12 The present invention relates to shoes, sandalsand slippers and more particularly to shoe construction providingsimplified methods of manufacture.

In the lasting of shoes it is common practice to turn the marginal edgesof the uppers over the last, forming a margin on the bottom of the lastupon which the soles are mounted either by cement or tacking. Thisrequires considerable skill on the part of the operator and consumessome time in the operation.

In the present method of construction the marginal edge of the uppers isperforated to receive a lacing or cord in such a manner that the edgesof the uppers may be tightly drawn around the last for the lasting ofthe sole to the uppers over the laced edges. While cross lacing may beprovided, draw strings may also be used to draw the marginal edges ofthe uppers tightly over the last. The marginal strip at the base of theuppers may be a part of the upper itself or may be a special strip sewedto the upper surrounding, if desired, the edges of the inner sole oreven a portion of the outer sole in vent that the outer sole is coveredat the edge. This construction provides an efiicient means of lastingthe sole to the uppers, insuring a uniform and neat fit for the uppersover the last and, in addition, providing strength in construction andsimplicity and ease in manufacture.

The invention in its fuller details will be more readily understood by aconsideration of the embodiments described in the specification belowwhen taken in connection with the drawing illustrating the same inwhich:

Figure 1 shows a sandal in section to which the invention is applied.

Figure 2 shows a plan view looking at the bottom of the shoe before thesole is applied.

Figure 3 shows a step in construction before the upper is laced, asshown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 shows a modification of the invention in relatively the sameposition as indicated in Figure 2.

Figure 5 shows the invention as applied to an open strap sandal, and

Figure 6 shows a further modified construction of a detail.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3 which indicate the shoe upper to whichthere may be stitched around the lower edge a marginal strip 2 by meansof the stitching 3. As indicated in Figures 1 and 3, the two edges arefaced and stitched together on the inner side of the shoe and themarginal strip is carried over around the edges of the sole 4 whichextends throughout the entire base of the shoe. The marginal strip 2 ispreferably perforated with holes 5, 5, 5 etc., which are spaced in thedesired manner around the entire peripheral edge of the strip 2. Alacing 6 is threaded through these holes in the manner indicated inFigure 2 commencing from the heel portion 1 (Figure 2) to the toeportion 8. As indicated in Figure 2, this lacing may be cross lacingfrom side to side of the shoe ending at the toe with'the laces threadedthrough the last holes on the same side of the shoe instead of beingcross laced. This lacing of the marginal strip 2 will draw the edges ofthe margin tightly over the sole 4 which sole may be an intermediatesole over which a second sole may be cemented in any desired manner. Theends of the thread 5, it may be tied or simply tucked in under theoversole when it is applied to the sandal or the shoe. If desired, asillustrated in Figure 6, a cover or lining may be sewed in over thissole as indicated by the element 9 which may be stitched both to theupper l and the lower attached strip 2. The sole 6 may be of the usualmaterial such as leather, fibre, composition or paper while thecomposition of the uppers and the marginal strips may also be of similarmaterials.

The marginal strip 2 may be initially creased at the edges. if desired,although this is not necessary in the present invention where the lacingdraws the edges of the strip tightly over the sole or the bottom of thelast. The marginal strip may, if desired, be omitted, in which case theperforations are made in the peripheral edges of the upper and it isdrawn over the last in the usual manner. When the lacings have once beendrawn tightly, no further adjustment is necessary to the upper forlasting the slipper, sandal or shoe.

In the arrangement indicated in Figure 4, the lacing is accomplished ina manner slightly different from that shown in Figures 1 and 2. Here themargin it is looped over and stitched at H providing channels l2 and i3respectively around the sole and heel portions of the shoe through whichthe draw strings It and run. These draw strings are drawn and tightenedthus drawing the edges I6 and I! of the marginal strip It! tightly overthe last or sole of the shoe. The finishing of the sfioe may then beaccomplished in the usual manner by cementing the sole of the shoe.

In the arrangement indicated in Figure 5, the system is shown as appliedto a strap sandal. In this case the straps II, II, etc. of the sandal atthe toe and the loop strap I8 at the heel are perforated at the ends l9,l9, etc., and 20, 20 which ends are bent over the bottom of the sole 24.A lacing 22 is threaded cross-wise or peripherally around the shoe thusdrawing the ends of the straps tightly over the sole or over the last ifthe shoe is, of course, on the last prior to the cementing of the sole.

It will be evident from the description above that the construction inaccordance with this invention may be applied to various types of shoesand to various forms of construction as, for instance, shoes in whichcovered soles are used or those in which the soles may not be covered.While the construction in accordance with the present invention isparticularly useful in cementing processes, it may, however be ap pliedto other methods of construction, the principal advantage being theholding of the uppers in the proper position while the shoe is beingfinished and in giving the shoe added strength in that the lacing anddraw strings hold the shoe together even after the sole has beenapplied.

Instead of lacing the entire lower edges of the uppers, parts only maybe laced together, particularly those parts essential to form and fitthe uppers over the last. For this purpose the ends at the toes and heelmay be tacked or cemented and the rest of the edges laced together.Having now described my invention, I claim: 1. In a shoe construction,an upper, a sole cover and a strip stitched together at the lowermarginal edge of the upper, a sole contained within said sole cover andsaid strip, said strip having perforations spaced around the strip and alace therethrough to draw the edge of the strip over the sole.

2. In a shoe construction, an upper providing a marginal edge about itslower end where the sole is attached, a strip stitched at its edge inface relation about said lower end with the two edges touching eachother, said strip having perforations spaced around the same, and crosslacing threaded through said perforations laterally across the shoe, anda sole member over which said lacing is positioned, said stitchedportion of said strip and lower end of the upper being drawn inward andlying in face-to-face relation with said sole member.

3. In a shoe construction, an upper providing a marginal edge about thelower end thereof where the sole is attached, a strip positioned inface-to-face relation with the lower marginal edge of the upper, theedge of the strip and the edge of the upper being adjacent one another,a sole member having its periphery extending over the adjacent edges ofthe strip and upper and through stitching holding the sole member andthe edges of the strip and upper together, said strip havingperforations therethrough and cross lacing threaded through saidperforations laterally across the shoe.

JOEL GLASSMAN.

